Rummy 500 is also a member of the “Rummy” family, the most widely accepted family of card games. It is better known and more commonly as “Five Hundred Rum”. Each unique card game demands a specific game strategy. Rummy 500 also requires the same.

The application of 500 Rummy strategies depends entirely on the stages of the game. Beginners should apply the same in the early stages or while approaching the final stages of the game. Paying more attention to discarded cards and cards that have already been picked up from the discard pile is essential for beginners. This could lead them to a victory.

While playing this Rummy-500 card game, a beginner should keep in mind that the goal of this most widely accepted game is to score 500 points.

While playing Rummy-500, beginners should start discarding their high cards specifically when their opponent is low on cards in hand. High cards can have a negative effect on your score if they remain in your possession when that hand ends.

A novice to this Rummy-500 card game should not discard such a card that could be used in a sequence with previously discarded cards that have already been discarded.

Note: Discarding a card, and that too without knowing whether or not the opponent can actually make use of it, is known as “blind discarding”. This is common on the first discard of a deal.

The “beginner’s strategy” also states that a student from the beginning should start collecting high score cards. In this Rummy-500 card game one must prevent his opponent from using such cards for his benefit.

A beginner must be aware of cards that have already been played and must tactically discard in light of that.

Furthermore, it is an improved strategy to “lure” an opposing player by discarding those cards that confirm low point value combinations.

A student should keep in mind that at the beginning of the game it is reasonable to have a large pile of discarded cards, but his strategy should be to specifically ignore such cards if he can sense that his opponent is possibly leaving soon.

A strategy for beginners should be that you should have the aces, since later on you can play them as a suit or sequence. As, in such moves the Aces confirm more points.

Newcomers to this Rummy 500 card game should also take note that they can enjoy the advantage of picking up more than one card from the discard pile on their turn. And under such processes they can even call “Rummy”. But for that, they essentially have to identify those precise cards that can actually form a valid meld.

Finally here comes the winning strategy for newcomers. “Going Out” by achieving a cumulative score of 500 or more is the most accepted way to win a hand in Rummy-500. Even if the opponents have higher scores. But a beginner should also keep in mind that, even though he has a higher score, he can’t do anything if the opponent leaves first.